Explore Western Australia

Explore Western Australia

Friday 9 May 2014

Broomehill

- Broomehill is a town on the Great Southern Highway between Katanning and Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located 305 kilometres South East of Perth.


- The region is predominantly a sheep and grain producing area with a growing interest in aquaculture, viticulture, horticulture and tourism.



Sunday 4 May 2014

Gnowangerup

- The Shire of Gnowangerup is situated in the Great Southern area, 365 kilometres southeast of Perth and 140 kilometres north of Albany. It has a population of approximately 1400 people and features three towns – Gnowangerup, Ongerup and Borden.

- Gnowangerup, named as the place of the Mallee Fowl in the Aboriginal Noongar language.

- The Shire of Gnowangerup supports a population of 1271 (ABS 2011), a range of small to medium businesses many based around the agricultural and manufacturing industries and also a number of tourism enterprises.